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OLP July 2008

In The Lab
ALL PATIENTS NEED SUNWEAR
The manager of one optical lab that’s successful at selling prescription sunwear observed that unless patients live in a cave, they all need sunwear. Here are some techniques optical labs use to increase their sun sales.



BUILDING A FREE-FORM LAB FROM THE GROUND UP
Digital Eye Lab installed state-of-the-art Satisloh equipment to create a lens-fabricating facility that produces only digitally surfaced lenses.


HOW TO PROMOTE SAFETY EYEWEAR
Optical labs specializing in this niche have found success either by going directly to the industry or by reaching out to eyecare professionals.



IS 'TASK-SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR' A LAB OPPORTUNITY
To find the answer, The Vision Council posed this question to eyecare professionals during a focus group held at Vision Expo East.



PACKAGING PROFITS
More and more wholesale labs are offering package pricing to encourage the use of add-ons, premium products, and even frames.



SLUGFEST WAS ANYTHING BUT SLUGGISH
With news of Essilor’s purchase and a new modular generator that can go from basic to free-form, Satisloh’s Slugfest event proved to provide truly revolutionary information for optical labs.




Opinions
A BUSINESS SLOWDOWN CAN BE A BUSINESS BUILDER
Whatever the politicians choose to call today’s business climate, it’s not business as usual.




ONE-TO-ONE: DAVE DELLE DONNE
Candid conversations between Optical Lab Products’ Jim Grootegoed and leaders in the optical laboratory field.


POLITICAL EXPRESSION IN THE WORKPLACE


Product News
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